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人生の無常をしみじみと感じる。

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人生 無常 しみじみ 感じる

English Translation

I feel the uncertainty of life.

Furigana

人生(じんせい)無常(むじょう)をしみじみと(かん)じる。

Romanji

Jinsei no mujō o shimijimi to kanjiru.

Words

人生 (じんせい)
(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
無常 (むじょう)
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
沁み沁み (しみじみ)
earnestly; keenly; fully; deeply; heartily; seriously; calmly
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
感じる (かんじる)
to feel; to sense; to experience

Kanji

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
Readings: ジョウ、 つね、 とこ-
Meanings: usual, ordinary, normal, regular
Reading: カン
Meanings: emotion, feeling, sensation